North Korea and alcoholism
North Korea has state atheism and public religion is actively discouraged.[3] See also: Militant atheism
In the late 1990s and the 2000s it was estimated that North Korea is mostly atheist/agnostic (The religious life that exists is dominated by the religious traditions of Korean shamanism and Chondoism).[4][5][6]
In 2013, The Atlantic reported:
| “ | “North Koreans’ main hobby is probably drinking,” says Simon Cockerell, who has visited the country more than 100 times in his capacity as a tourguide for Koryo Tours, which leads trips to the DPRK for foreigners.
“North Korean people tend to drink more and [drink] stronger liquor,” said Leonid A. Petrov, a North Korea expert at Australia National University, who cites the “lower temperatures in winter and bleak lifestyle” as reasons.[7] |
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See also
References
- ↑ Getting Drunk in North Korea, The Atlantic by Robert Foyle Hunwick, Sep 4 2013, 9:00 AM ET
- ↑ Getting Drunk in North Korea, The Atlantic by Robert Foyle Hunwick, Sep 4 2013, 9:00 AM ET
- ↑ Elizabeth Raum. North Korea. Series: Countries Around the World. Heinemann, 2012. ISBN 1432961330. p. 28
- ↑ Alton, 2013. p. 79. As of 2005 the agency "Religious Intelligence UK" estimated 3,846,000 believers of Korean shamanism, 3,245,000 Chondoists, 1,082,888 Buddhists, 406,000 Christians, and the remainder are non-believers.
- ↑ Association of Religion Data Archives: North Korea: Religious Adherents, 2010. Data from the World Christian Database.
- ↑ The Study of Religion: An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods by George D. Chryssides and Ron Geaves, August 28, 2007, page 110
- ↑ Getting Drunk in North Korea, The Atlantic by Robert Foyle Hunwick, Sep 4 2013, 9:00 AM ET